When
Wednesday October 11th
10:00 – 11:30am (CDT)
Where
University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Anderson Student Center (ASC), Iverson Hearth Room 340
Speakers
Dr. Stacey Patton
Please join us for a free workshop:
“How To Talk About the Developmental Consequences of Physical Punishment”
Nearly 700,000 children are abused each year in the United States and an average of 5 children die each day as a result of maltreatment. Researchers have found that spanking is the most prevalent risk factor for injuries and fatalities and that upwards of 80 percent of parents admit to using physical punishment. With these statistics in mind, in November 2018, the American Academy of Pediatrics, followed by the American Psychological Association, came out with a strong policy statement against spanking children, requiring pediatricians and clinicians to address this very common but harmful parenting practice. Yet, many health professionals are not prepared, either academically or in practice, to have this conversation in an effective and efficient way in the exam room or other clinical settings. Professionals are also hesitant about broaching this controversial issue with parents from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. This unique workshop will not only address these fears, but will also provide participants with the communication tools to navigate these longstanding cultural landmines.
Learning Objectives
1. Dispel popular myths about race and corporal punishment
2. Explain how physical punishment is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) alongside sexual and other forms of abuse
3. Learn how toxic stress events, including hitting, changes children’s neuroanatomy, biochemistry, emotions and behaviors
4. Take a virtual tour underneath the skin to see how corporal punishment is a multi-organ, multi-system process that negatively impacts children’s health over the developmental lifespan
We hope you can join us.
University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Anderson Student Center (ASC), Iverson Hearth Room 340
Speaker
Dr. Stacey Patton
Dr. Stacey Patton is an adoptee and child abuse survivor turned award-winning journalist, author, nationally-recognized child advocate, and college professor. Her writings on child welfare issues, higher education, race and culture have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, BBC News, TheGrio, Madame Noire, and other outlets. She has appeared on CNN, AB News, MSNBC, Fox News, and Democracy Now. Dr. Patton is the author of That Mean old Yesterday — A Memoir, Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America, and the forthcoming Strung Up: The Lynching of Black Children in Jim Crow America. She is the creator of www.sparethekids.com, an online portal designed to teach about the harms of hitting children. She is also the creator of the forthcoming 3D medical animation app called “When You Hit Me.” This app will help pediatricians, clinicians, social workers, and parents understand how hitting children is a multi-organ, multi-system process that places children at risk for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). Dr. Patton is a research associate at Morgan State University’s Institute for Urban Research and she teaches digital journalism at Howard University.